Douglas C. Englebart

Life

1925-

Relevant Employment

Stanford Research Institute, Tymshare, McDonnell Douglas Corp., Bootstrap Institute

Contributions

Engelbart invented many items that helped to revolutionize the computer industry, such as the "X-Y Position Indicator for a Display System" (the prototype of the computer mouse).  He holds a total of 20 patents, 1 for the mouse, 7 for his work related to bi-stable gaseous plasma digital devices, and 12 for his work on all-magnetic digital devices.  Engelbart also founded the Bootstrap Institute, where he is an inventor and computer consultant.  For more information, visit the Bootstrap Institute website at http://www.bootstrap.org/.

Awards

1996 "Special Award" (ASIS), 1997 Lemelson-MIT Prize, 1999 John Von Neumann Medal Award (IEEE) and more

Papers

Location #1: Stanford University Library's Special Collections

• Papers Dates: 1959-1968
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• Source: MouseSite, 9/21/00